Best Elementary Schools in New York

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2445)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1751	47 American Sign Language And English Lower School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	223 E 23rd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 326-6609	172	34	5	73.8%	30 (17.4%)	30 (17.4%)	93 (54.1%)	10 (5.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	$82,485			$2,335			$80,150	30.6	64.8	785	966		360007705767
1752	Harold O Brumsted Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	173 Canada St	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8255	303	29	10.3	35.3%	286 (94.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$23,853			$1,175			$22,678	30.5	46.6	1242	510		361455001204
1753	William H Seward Elementary School	Public	K-6	52 Metcalf Dr	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8600	491	47	10.3	58.9%	333 (67.8%)	30 (6.1%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (15.5%)	$27,590			$1,779			$25,811	30.5	28.1	1805	52		360348000109
1754	Ps 156 Waverly	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-2811	421	35	12.2	94.8%	7 (1.7%)	275 (65.3%)	121 (28.7%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	$38,203			$2,872			$35,331	30.5	33.4	1636	118		360012102564
1755	Hastings Mallory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Barkers Rd	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4252	407	28	14.4	56.3%	395 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$27,344			$1,153			$26,191	30.5	33.2	1645	110		360690000483
1756	Palmyra-Macedon Intermediate School	Public	3-5	4 West St	Macedon	14502	Wayne County	Palmyra-Macedon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 986-4474	339	32	10.6	43.4%	313 (92.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$30,577			$1,345			$29,232	30.5	32.3	1678	78		362238003150
1757	Evergreen Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	605 Peninsula Blvd	Hempstead	11550	Nassau County	Evergreen Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 292-2060	1,144	82	13.9	86.7%	2 (0.2%)	96 (8.4%)	991 (86.6%)	4 (0.3%)	51 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,619			$1,395			$19,224	30.4	42.3	1375	382		360098806137
1758	Sandy Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Salisbury St	Sandy Creek	13145	Oswego County	Sandy Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 387-3445	379	24	15.6	54.4%	363 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$29,349			$1,820			$27,529	30.4	43.1	1352	406		362565003526
1759	Ps 56 Norwood Heights	Public	K-5	341 E 207th St	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 920-1100	617	46	13.5	90.1%	44 (7.1%)	49 (7.9%)	379 (61.4%)	121 (19.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	$34,944			$3,999			$30,944	30.3	33.7	1627	132		360008702244
1760	Young Leaders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	468 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7391	213	19	10.9	95.8%	4 (1.9%)	35 (16.4%)	166 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	$42,365			$3,092			$39,273	30.3	34.4	1606	154		360008406041

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math, NY State Assessments Science test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.